
Then, things go wrong, as an army of dark elves pop out of an exposition-heavy prologue to lay waste to the universe with a CGI weapon called The Aether. We join Thor as he finally brings peace to the Nine Realms – placing him in good stead to inherit the throne from Odin (Hamthony Hopkins). The Dark World tries hard to keep up that silly tone – and Thor2nately, for the most part, it succeeds. The message was clear: DC can have their serious Dark Knights and Men of Steel, but Marvel has a Norse God who walks into New Mexico diners and shouts for ale and horses. It’s that kind of throwaway exchange that defined the first outing for Marvel’s caped, helmeted, big-haired hero – a campfire legend with enough camp to make it work. That’s random science intern Darcy (Dennings) to Thor (Hemsworth) after he returns to Earth. Watch Thor 2 online in the UK: Disney+ / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Rakuten TV / Google Play

Director: Alan Taylor Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Kat Dennings, Stellan Skarsgard, Christopher Eccleston
